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BLS Open Data · April 2026

Tennessee Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 3.6% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in Tennessee and Neighbouring States

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Unemployment Rate by County

Scott County, Tennessee: $3.9Sequatchie County, Tennessee: $3.4Bledsoe County, Tennessee: $2.8Giles County, Tennessee: $4.7Chester County, Tennessee: $3.8Trousdale County, Tennessee: $3Gibson County, Tennessee: $3.6Benton County, Tennessee: $4.3Lewis County, Tennessee: $5.8Madison County, Tennessee: $3.6Washington County, Tennessee: $3Crockett County, Tennessee: $2.9Hancock County, Tennessee: $5.2Smith County, Tennessee: $2.8Loudon County, Tennessee: $2.9Shelby County, Tennessee: $4.4Houston County, Tennessee: $3.5Johnson County, Tennessee: $4.2Meigs County, Tennessee: $4.7Cocke County, Tennessee: $4.1Dickson County, Tennessee: $2.6Grainger County, Tennessee: $3.1Hawkins County, Tennessee: $3.6Henderson County, Tennessee: $3.8Haywood County, Tennessee: $3.1Tipton County, Tennessee: $3.5McNairy County, Tennessee: $3.5Perry County, Tennessee: $5.3Maury County, Tennessee: $6.1Sevier County, Tennessee: $2.8Polk County, Tennessee: $3.4Dyer County, Tennessee: $3.5Coffee County, Tennessee: $3.3Warren County, Tennessee: $3.4Sumner County, Tennessee: $2.7Anderson County, Tennessee: $3Clay County, Tennessee: $3.6Greene County, Tennessee: $4.3Fentress County, Tennessee: $3.2Overton County, Tennessee: $3.1Obion County, Tennessee: $3.1Blount County, Tennessee: $2.7Carroll County, Tennessee: $3.9Henry County, Tennessee: $4Campbell County, Tennessee: $3.5Jefferson County, Tennessee: $3.1DeKalb County, Tennessee: $3.8Stewart County, Tennessee: $3.6White County, Tennessee: $3.9Humphreys County, Tennessee: $3.4Hardeman County, Tennessee: $5Carter County, Tennessee: $3.4Robertson County, Tennessee: $2.8Bradley County, Tennessee: $3.5Weakley County, Tennessee: $3.8Williamson County, Tennessee: $2.7Pickett County, Tennessee: $4.5Lawrence County, Tennessee: $4.7Putnam County, Tennessee: $3.2Davidson County, Tennessee: $2.8Wilson County, Tennessee: $2.7Union County, Tennessee: $3.2Fayette County, Tennessee: $3.3Franklin County, Tennessee: $3.5Marion County, Tennessee: $3.5Rutherford County, Tennessee: $2.8Hickman County, Tennessee: $3.6Cumberland County, Tennessee: $3.8Hardin County, Tennessee: $3.4Lake County, Tennessee: $4.7Roane County, Tennessee: $3.2Grundy County, Tennessee: $3.7Moore County, Tennessee: $3.2Cannon County, Tennessee: $2.7McMinn County, Tennessee: $4.1Montgomery County, Tennessee: $3.5Wayne County, Tennessee: $3.7Decatur County, Tennessee: $4.1Bedford County, Tennessee: $3.3Hamblen County, Tennessee: $3.3Jackson County, Tennessee: $3.4Monroe County, Tennessee: $3.5Unicoi County, Tennessee: $3.4Lincoln County, Tennessee: $3.3Marshall County, Tennessee: $5Hamilton County, Tennessee: $3Lauderdale County, Tennessee: $4.3Morgan County, Tennessee: $3.6Claiborne County, Tennessee: $3.6Sullivan County, Tennessee: $3.2Knox County, Tennessee: $2.7Van Buren County, Tennessee: $3Macon County, Tennessee: $2.7Rhea County, Tennessee: $3.8Cheatham County, Tennessee: $2.6

How Tennessee Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 65% of states · 19th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota2.4%
… 15 more …
19Tennessee(you are here)3.6%
… 30 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Maury County6.1%
2Lewis County5.8%
3Perry County5.3%
93Wilson County2.7%
94Cheatham County2.6%
95Dickson County2.6%

Counties in Tennessee (95)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Anderson County, Tennessee3%
Bedford County, Tennessee3.3%
Benton County, Tennessee4.3%
Bledsoe County, Tennessee2.8%
Blount County, Tennessee2.7%
Bradley County, Tennessee3.5%
Campbell County, Tennessee3.5%
Cannon County, Tennessee2.7%
Carroll County, Tennessee3.9%
Carter County, Tennessee3.4%
Cheatham County, Tennessee2.6%
Chester County, Tennessee3.8%
Claiborne County, Tennessee3.6%
Clay County, Tennessee3.6%
Cocke County, Tennessee4.1%
Coffee County, Tennessee3.3%
Crockett County, Tennessee2.9%
Cumberland County, Tennessee3.8%
Davidson County, Tennessee2.8%
Decatur County, Tennessee4.1%
DeKalb County, Tennessee3.8%
Dickson County, Tennessee2.6%
Dyer County, Tennessee3.5%
Fayette County, Tennessee3.3%
Fentress County, Tennessee3.2%
Franklin County, Tennessee3.5%
Gibson County, Tennessee3.6%
Giles County, Tennessee4.7%
Grainger County, Tennessee3.1%
Greene County, Tennessee4.3%
Grundy County, Tennessee3.7%
Hamblen County, Tennessee3.3%
Hamilton County, Tennessee3%
Hancock County, Tennessee5.2%
Hardeman County, Tennessee5%
Hardin County, Tennessee3.4%
Hawkins County, Tennessee3.6%
Haywood County, Tennessee3.1%
Henderson County, Tennessee3.8%
Henry County, Tennessee4%
Hickman County, Tennessee3.6%
Houston County, Tennessee3.5%
Humphreys County, Tennessee3.4%
Jackson County, Tennessee3.4%
Jefferson County, Tennessee3.1%
Johnson County, Tennessee4.2%
Knox County, Tennessee2.7%
Lake County, Tennessee4.7%
Lauderdale County, Tennessee4.3%
Lawrence County, Tennessee4.7%
Lewis County, Tennessee5.8%
Lincoln County, Tennessee3.3%
Loudon County, Tennessee2.9%
Macon County, Tennessee2.7%
Madison County, Tennessee3.6%
Marion County, Tennessee3.5%
Marshall County, Tennessee5%
Maury County, Tennessee6.1%
McMinn County, Tennessee4.1%
McNairy County, Tennessee3.5%
Meigs County, Tennessee4.7%
Monroe County, Tennessee3.5%
Montgomery County, Tennessee3.5%
Moore County, Tennessee3.2%
Morgan County, Tennessee3.6%
Obion County, Tennessee3.1%
Overton County, Tennessee3.1%
Perry County, Tennessee5.3%
Pickett County, Tennessee4.5%
Polk County, Tennessee3.4%
Putnam County, Tennessee3.2%
Rhea County, Tennessee3.8%
Roane County, Tennessee3.2%
Robertson County, Tennessee2.8%
Rutherford County, Tennessee2.8%
Scott County, Tennessee3.9%
Sequatchie County, Tennessee3.4%
Sevier County, Tennessee2.8%
Shelby County, Tennessee4.4%
Smith County, Tennessee2.8%
Stewart County, Tennessee3.6%
Sullivan County, Tennessee3.2%
Sumner County, Tennessee2.7%
Tipton County, Tennessee3.5%
Trousdale County, Tennessee3%
Unicoi County, Tennessee3.4%
Union County, Tennessee3.2%
Van Buren County, Tennessee3%
Warren County, Tennessee3.4%
Washington County, Tennessee3%
Wayne County, Tennessee3.7%
Weakley County, Tennessee3.8%
White County, Tennessee3.9%
Williamson County, Tennessee2.7%
Wilson County, Tennessee2.7%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.